COMMANDER // 1756–1820
Carl Olof Cronstedt
vice admiralSweden3 battles2 wars
Lifespan
1756 – 1820
Active service 1789–1808 — 3 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 33.
Profile
Carl Olof Cronstedt the elder was a Swedish naval commander responsible for the overwhelming Swedish victory at the Second Battle of Svensksund, one of the largest naval battles in the history of the Baltic Sea. He is often better remembered, however, as the commander of the fortress of Sveaborg during the Finnish War in 1808–09, which was fought between Sweden and Imperial Russia, and ended in Cronstedt surrendering the fortress.
Battles (3)
1789
First Battle of SvensksundRusso-Swedish War of 1788–1790 · Swedish Navy
1790
1808
Siege of SveaborgFinnish War · Sweden